5 on Friday - Set 31

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

TIME TO PARTY!

Everyone's gathering for my sister's wedding. Far-away family and friends are arriving, nearby family and friends are running around preparing this and setting up that.

Tomorrow, after the "I do"s, a good time awaits. You can start the party now!

1 - Church - Lyle Lovett and his Large Band

And then joined with me the choir
Yes every woman, child and man
They sang

To the lord let praises be
It's time for dinner
Now let's go eat

- Lyle Lovett




2 - I Feel Good - James Brown

I feel good
Like I knew that I would, now
I feel good, baby
Like I knew that I would, now
So good
So good
I got you

Whoa! I feel nice
Like sugar and spice
I feel nice
Like sugar and spice
So nice
So nice
I got you

- James Brown



3 - 1999 - Prince

If you didn't come to party
Don't bother knockin' on my door
I got a lion in my pocket
And baby, he's ready to roar

Everybody's got a bomb
We could all die any day
But before I let that happen
I'll dance my life away

- Prince



4 - Good Times - Edie Brickell

Good times, bad times
Give me some of that

I don't want to say goodbye
Don't want to walk you to the door
I spend a little time with you
I want a little more

- Edie Brickell



5 - Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone

Listen to me
Cynthia and Jerry got a message
They're sayin'

All the squares go home

Listen to the voices
Dance to the music

- Sylvester Stewart

Poetry Train Monday - 52 - Scandalous

A Piece of My Mind is taking a walk on the dark side this week. Care to join me?

To set the mood for our journey, I'm posting the lyrics for Scandalous by Prince. He was a trendsetter for replacing full words with abbreviated symbols, now common in the text message world.


Scandalous

Come closer
Feel what U been dyin' 4
Don't be afraid, baby
Touch it and explode
Understand, understand that I love U
Ah, but more than that - I want U
Everybody always told me good things come 2 those who wait
But I've got so much on the menu
I just can't, I just can't, I can't wait, baby
I can't wait, baby
Till I can wrap my legs all around U girl
Cuz sugar, U know U're just the kind of lover
That I've been lookin' 4
2night why don't we skip all the foreplay, mama
And just get down here on the floor

Scandalous - I'm talkin' 'bout U and me
Marvelous - baby, baby, can't U see?
Anything U ever dreamed of, I'm willing 2 be
2night is gonna be scandalous
Cuz 2night I'm gonna be your fantasy


My dearest, my dearest

Whisper a question
With my body, I'll scream a reply
Anything's acceptable
Just ask me and I'll try it
2 hell with hesitations
2 hell with the reasons why

Baby, baby, baby

Oh girl, the things U make me do
Genius is the only way 2 describe U

Anything U ever dreamed of, baby
Just ask me - I'll do, I'll do, I'll do it 4 U, baby
Anything at all
Spirits rise and spirits fall
Anything U ever dreamed of, I'm willing 2 be
2night is gonna be scandalous
Cuz 2night I'm, 2night I'm gonna be your fantasy!

Scandalous
Marvelous

- Prince, 1989

Illustration by Boris Vallejo
for the cover of Barba the Slaver by Dael Forest

Here's an edited version of the song.